Do you smoke?
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It is a pity to waste the gifts that God has given us, such as health, money, etc..
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@ 'bmike'. I want to be an obedient servant of God's word, but not of a human text...!
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@unknownuser said:
@ 'bmike'. I want to be an obedient servant of God's word, but not of a human text...!
Nevermind then.
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@unknownuser said:
It is a pity to waste the gifts that God has given us, such as health, money, etc..
and I always thought the devil gave us money
(then you're supposed to give it to the church for proper disposal of the evil? or something like that...)
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@unknownuser said:
and I always thought the devil gave us money
no, they often cut salaries with many excuses they've come with.
that's why many have quit and start their own business making their own money
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Someone once asked me if I smoked after sex. I told them I never checked.
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Smoking is a vice (among others...) practiced by worldly people, devoid of the Spirit. They are not led by the Holy Spirit, and they do only what comes naturally (they follow their natural instincts: sinful nature)…, and they can not apply SELF-CONTROL.
Diametrically opposed, God's Spirit makes us loving, happy, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle, and self-controlled. There is no law against behaving in any of these ways.” (Galatians 5:22-23)
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I'm reasonably sure there's "loving, happy, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle, and self-controlled" people who smoke. And I object firmly to the notion that those of us who aren't 'led by the Holy Spirit' are somehow lesser beings than those who are.
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@ TomDC. Don’t be reductionist, regarding self-control! People are slaves to whatever has mastered them: cigarettes, drugs, alcohol, adultery, and so on…
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Do I smoke? I try not to move so fast that I create any heat let alone smoke.
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@unknownuser said:
People are slaves to whatever has mastered them: cigarettes, drugs, alcohol, adultery, and so on…
Like fundamental religion?
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I feel a scripture quote coming.
On a more serious note, I do believe religion, if practiced with moderation and intelligence, can be, well, liberating.@unknownuser said:
@ TomDC. Don’t be reductionist, regarding self-control! People are slaves to whatever has mastered them: cigarettes, drugs, alcohol, adultery, and so on…
Are you deliberately 'not getting' my point? If so: knock it off. It's annoying.
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@ 'TomDC'. Say what you mean by self-control?
I, "deliberately", do not want to accept compromises! “It's annoying”, isn’t it?! -
Aaand you're on my 'foes' list. That's self-control.
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@ TomDC.
Do not hurry my friend! You misinterpreted! -
Self-control is not something by itself, separately; it is like an offs/link in the spirit chain:
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, SELF-CONTROL. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.” (Galatians 5:22-24)
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Cornel, this is another thread you've used as an opportunity to proselytize in. There are forums elsewhere available for you to preach in.
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EscapeArtist, be to the subject!
Can a man be with self-control, apart from the peace, longsuffering, gentleness..., and so on?!
Can a man be ‘expert’ in self-control only?! -
Cornel, I have to agree with Jeff. There is a time and place for everything. I think we are becoming a little annoyed with your continuous quotes from the Bible and I doubt 'God' intended his words to annoy anyone!
Nothing against the Bible but I think if I continuously quoted Homer Simpson I would also be put on the ignore lists of many. So please drop the quotes and lets hear your views on matters without the supporting Bible quotes.
BTW, Homer has uttered a few religious related comments!
God bless those pagans. --Homer Simpson
Lisa, if the Bible has taught us nothing else, and it hasn't, it's that girls should stick to girls sports, such as hot oil wrestling and foxy boxing and such and such. --Homer Simpson
There are more to be found here http://impinknet.tripod.com/Homer.html
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I walk happily on a sidewalk chatting with a friend and then I stop at a red light . Of a sudden I get a cloud of cigarette smoke right into my face. Perplexed ,saddened a bit angry I make couple of steps back to try to breath normally ,because in front of me a 17 year old kid just fired up his cigarette .
Every time I walk by a smoking guy/gal I change direction and if I can't, I keep my breath until he/she passes . The smoke in the clothes will be there for couple of hours and sometime they need to be washed .I will let you get the conclusions !
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